Pump.



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OLIVER N'. I-IOWERTON, 0F PEORIA, ILLINOIS. l

PUMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. s, i916.

Application filed January 4, 1915. Serial No. 497.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER N. HOWERTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pumps.

More particularly, my invention relates to force pumps which may be applied for single or double action, as preferred.

The object of my invention is to provide a pump, the respective reaches of which are so sectionalized and the part or parts of the reaches adjustable relatively as to accommodate placement in wells or cisterns of different depths.

A further object of my invention is to provide open topped cylinders for submersion within the water of the cistern or well, within which the piston or pistons are adapted to work; `connections therefrom with the pump stock or pipe adapted to work under conditions of double or single acting pump; to provide, in the instance of a single acting pump, an auxiliary air and water escape at the upper end of the pump stock or stem, and in the case of a double acting pump, a connection with the upper end of the stock or stem for application of an ordinary discharge spout or of a hose. Y

The plunger rod of my pump being of necessity a more or less, long reach, I in-` clude as a part Vof my invention such intermediate guide and brace parts as may be necessary to efficient operation.

, VA. further object of -my invention is to provide a water agitating means to effect aeration.

My invention relates to other detail parts and constructions hereinafter more particularly specified. l v

In the drawings Figure 1 isa vertical section on the line a-'-a of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 2 is similarly a vertical section on the line b-b of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3 is a sectional view over the tops of the cylinders, in a double acting pump; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the base plate of a double actingpump, and showing, `on `thevpart where a casting `is designed to intervene between the base plate and the pump stock, a check valve in place in one 2 part, and'in another partremoved;Fig. 5

is a side elevation, partly in section," of my pump; Fig. 6 is a vertical section showing a' cylinder, pump-stock, piston and connections of a single acting pump, and also a connected aerator shown in solid lines; Fig. 7VV is a detail section of a piston .valve and a pivoted connection with the piston rod; Fig. 8 1s a bottom plan elevation of the check valve shown in Fig. 3; Fig.l 9 is a detail sectional view of the upper end of a pump stock of a single acting type.

Referring to the drawings, 2 are sections of a pump'stock adapted to be joined in lengths, by couplers as 3; 4-is also a portion of the pump stock which extends above the spout portion 5. rThe upper end of the pump stock portion 11 may be reduced in size, if desired, as at 6, and a head or cap piece 7 may be itted thereon, as shown in Fig. 9-and secured in position by means of set screw 8. A pump handle as 9 may be provided, the same having pivotal connection withra sleeve 10, the latter being open at one side and lipped or flanged as at 11, said -lips being adapted to be perforated, allowing them to carry bolts as 12, the latter carrying nuts as 13, facilitating the drawing of said lipped portions together to engage a piston rod as 14, thus providing for relative adjustment to accommodate a reach adapted to meet the emergencies of use in cisterns and wells of vdifferent depth. A valve 15v having the ordinary flap valve portion 16 is designed to be connectedy with piston rod 14- in a pivotal relation, through and by means of theweb casting 17, the lower end thereof being properly secured to said valve, andv the upper end thereof beingv formed with a oneway tapering socket l18 to accommodate a slight rocking of the piston rod with relation to said valve, and alsoV because of the limit placed by the walls of saidl socket, preventing` the valve from getting out of proper alinement .with reference to a cylinder in which it is designed tooperate.

19 is a Cylinder 'within which .valve 1 5 is. adapted to work, said cylinder being supj to provide for the seating respectively of the. lower end of cylinder 19 and a casting 27.

28 is a flap valve secured above the opening 23 into the pump stock cylinder, the cylinder 24 being screwed upon the upper end of casting 27.

29 is a cast plate provided with openings 30 and 31, and marginal flanges at said openings, respectively as 32 and 33. This casting is disposed above and secured to top of cylinders 19 and 24 by means of rods as 34, connecting said castings with base casting 20, thus securing said cylinders in position but rendering the parts easily separable. The lower end of pump stoclr 2 depends within the pump stock cylinder 24, and is provided with flange 35 and gasket 36. This connection is especially provided for service in accommodating the assembled parts of the pump to differing depths of cisterns and wells.

In building the pump stock, it is, as previously explained, made in sections, and these ordinarily will be of standard lengths, but to meet the condition of slight variations in depth that would not be taken care of by standard lengths of pump stock sections, the adjustability with relation to the pump stock cylinder 24 and pump stock 2, will take care of these small differences in depths without having to cut the pump stock sections specially tov meet each particular emergency as to depth. Furthermore, the adjustability with relation to the-pump stock and the pump stock cylinder also takes care of any settling of the lower cylinders 19 and 24, and the base, therefore, after the pump has been disposed within the cistern or well, the main pump stock being held permanently in position by means of its being fixed to plate or casting 37 by means of set screw 38. In connection with this adjustment of the pump cylinder, with relation to the pump stock, a corresponding adjustment may be made with relation to the main piston rod 14, and the part 10 thereof, except as to the slight settling that may occur of the pump and piston cylinders and their base after placement. This variation, however, is taken care of in the length of piston cylinder 19.

I have provided for the emergency of excessive force that may be applied in pumping, by providing connected grooves 39 in the upper ends of pump stock section 4 and matching grooves 40 and coincident perforations 41 in the cap or head piece 7, which will serve for an exit of air and water, the release of the air serving to lighten the labor and the escape of the water serving as a warning to the operator of suoli excessive pressure.

In connection with the pump parts, I have provided an aerator, which comprises simply a vertical pipe as 42 with connections 43 and 44 respectively above and below valve 28 in the lower portion of the pump stoclr cylinder, and also a perforated cap as 45. Depression of the piston valve 15 serving to force water into the pump stock, will also serve to force some water through pipe 42 and as the outlet end of said pipe is below the water line (see dotted lines) it will serve to agitate the latter. Also the baclror gravity pressure of the water in the pump stoclr or pipe will in all circumstances of water being in said pump stock and the piston being at rest, or on its up-strolre, cause a similar discharge through pipe 42 and a resultant agitation of the water.

The operation of the parts thus far described is so simple that it is not deemed necessary to describe its detail operation.

Above, I have described the preferred form of my single acting pump. In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, I have shown parts and their arrangement for the building of a double acting pump. There is no difference in principle,but only in detail of construction. I have not shown the aerating connection, in this connection, but it may be applied in the same manner and to the same effect as disclosed in connection with the single acting pump. Y

Referring to the double acting pump, instead of providing a spout as 5, I have provided for a connection either of a spout or a hose as a, to the upper end of the pump stock Z). I have provided a lever handle c pivoted to a connection with the pump stock as at d, and have shown plural piston or plunger rods e, which latter may be made in parts telescopically related in the manner shown in connection with the single acting pump. I have shown double cylinders double valves g and a common base L. The base it is provided with a double flanged seat, respectively as e' and j for cylinders A flanged open cap 7c is disposed upon the upper ends of said cylinders, and said cap and base may be secured together in the same manner as described in connection with the single acting pump. Intervening between the pump stock Z2 and the base plate it, I have provided a partially bell shaped casting Z, the upper end of vsaid casting being threaded and adapted to bek secured to the lower end of pump stock The lower end of said ycasting is adapted to embrace openings in the upper walls of the base casting it, and flap valves as m are disposed above said port openings.

In respect to operation, the action of the single and double acting pump is exactly the same, and it is not deemed necessary to enter into further detail description of parts and operation of said double acting pump.

What I claim is 1. In a pump, in combination, a pump cylinder, a piston therein, a pump stock cylinder communicating with the pump cylinder, a tubular pump stock section having its lower end telescopically mounted in the pump stock cylinder and having an outlet in its upper end, a cap supported upon the upper end of said pump stock section in a turnable relation thereto, and a pump handle pivotally secured to the cap and having connection with the pump piston.

2. In a pump, in combination, an initial tubular pump stock section, threaded at its lower end and having an offset at its upper end, and provided with exterior grooved ways, a spout connected with the pump section, a cap supported upon the upper end of said pump section in a turnable relation, provided with outlet openings, communicating with the grooved ways in said section, said pump section being turnable with relation to said cap section, and a set screw for Xing said pump section in relation to said cap section in any desired position of turning, a pipe section joined to the initial section in a manner to permit the latter to be turned into different positions, a pump cylinder and a base connecting the same with the pipe section of the pump to establish communication therebetween, the valve for controlling such communication, a piston valve within the pump cylinder, a handle pivoted t0 the initial pump section, and a rod connecting the pump handle with the piston valve.

3. In a pump, in combination, an initial tubular pump stock section, threaded at its lower end and having an offset at its upper end and provided with exterior grooved ways, a spout connected with the pump section, a cap supported upon the upper end of said pump section in a turnable relation,-

provided with outlet openings, communicating with the grooved ways in said section, said pump section being turnable with relation to said cap section, and a set screw for fixing said pump section in relation to said cap section in any desired position of turning, a pipe section joined to the initial section in a manner to permit the latter to be turned into different positions, a pump cylinder and a base connecting the same with the pipe section of the pump to establish communication therebetween, the valve for controllino such communication, a piston valve Within the pump cylinder, a handle pivoted to the initial pump section, a rod connecting the pump handle with the piston valve, comprising plural sections telescopically related to facilitate extension or contraction of said connection, and means for securing said sections together.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y

OLIVER N. I-IOWERTON. Witnesses:

M. V. TEFFT, MARY E. CoMEGYs.

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